Section 501.024 - Exclusions From Coverage The following persons are excluded from coverage as an employee under this chapter:
(1) a person performing personal services for the state as an independent contractor or volunteer;(2) a person who at the time of injury was performing services for the federal government and who is covered by some form of federal workers' compensation insurance;(3) a prisoner or inmate of a prison or correctional institution, other than a work program participant participating in a Texas Correctional Industries contract described by Section 497.006, Government Code;(4) a client or patient of a state agency;(5) a person employed by the Texas Department of Transportation who is covered under Chapter 505;(6) a person employed by The University of Texas System who is covered by Chapter 503; and(7) a person employed by The Texas A&M University System who is covered by Chapter 502.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.45, eff. 9/1/1999Amended By Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/1999. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.